Originally from Providence, Rhode Island, Rich Quinlan has three masters degrees in Secondary English education, Political Science, and History and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Gratz College, with his dissertation focusing on memory and reconciliation in post-genocidal Burundi. He is also an adjunct professor of both American and Modern European history at Mercy College in the Bronx, NY, contributor to the Asfar e-journal and contributes music reviews for JerseyBeat.com.